Objective To systematically evaluate the effect of virtual shopping on cognitive function of patients with mild cognitive impairment. Methods PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and CNKI were searched for literatures on virtual shopping, mild cognitive impairment, and cognitive function published from database inception to Sep. 2023. The literatures were screened and the data were extracted in strict accordance with the inclusion criteria, and the Review Manager 5.3 was used for meta-analysis. Results A total of 12 randomized controlled trials involving 382 patients with mild cognitive impairment were included. Meta analysis showed that compared with traditional cognitive rehabilitation training, virtual shopping could improve the comprehensive cognitive function, executive function, attention and abilities of daily living of patients with mild cognitive impairment (all P＜0.05), but had no significant effects on the memory, language, or visuospatial ability (all P＞0.05). Conclusion Virtual shopping is beneficial for improving the comprehensive cognitive function, executive function, attention and abilities of daily living of patients with mild cognitive impairment.